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oral.

oral

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/oˈɾaw/Brazil[oˈɾaʊ̯]Brazil/ɔˈɾal/Portugal[ɔˈɾaɫ]Portugal

  1. oral

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin ōs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin ōrālislbor. Portuguese oral Learned borrowing from Latin ōrālis.

noun/oˈɾaw/Brazil[oˈɾaʊ̯]Brazil/ɔˈɾal/Portugal[ɔˈɾaɫ]Portugal

  1. an oral exam

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin ōs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin ōrālislbor. Portuguese oral Learned borrowing from Latin ōrālis.

noun/oˈɾaw/Brazil[oˈɾaʊ̯]Brazil/ɔˈɾal/Portugal[ɔˈɾaɫ]Portugal

  1. oral sex or an instance thereof; blowjob

    Brazil · masculine · slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin ōs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin ōrālislbor. Portuguese oral Learned borrowing from Latin ōrālis.

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